How To Install kfritz on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install kfritz on Ubuntu 18.04. kfritz is Notifier and manager for AVM Fritz!Box

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kfritz on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is kfritz

kfritz is:

kfritz works together with an AVM Fritz!Box. It provides notifications on new incoming or outgoing calls, it tracks missed calls and can announce it via libindicate / message indicator widget. Further, it is possible to browse the phone book of the box. kfritz uses knotify to show connects and disconnects.

There are three methods to install kfritz on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install kfritz Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kfritz using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kfritz

Install kfritz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kfritz using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kfritz

Install kfritz Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install kfritz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kfritz

How To Uninstall kfritz on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the kfritz package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kfritz

Uninstall kfritz And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kfritz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kfritz

Remove kfritz Configurations and Data

To remove kfritz configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kfritz

Remove kfritz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kfritz configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kfritz

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kfritz package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.